Too true. The best managers I've had were the ones that did their thing (not that I know what that neccessarily was) to make sure I could spend more time doing development (as in coding), and less time doing all that other stuff (as in meetings that I didn't really need to attend).
None of them had brilliant technical skills, but I still respected them.
Here's a link to a brighthand article on the same.
Interesting: - According to this article, handspring will not ship the phone with MP3 software (though, no doubt, third party applications do/will exist) - The API for the D-pad in the Treo600 is not the same as the API for the D-pad in other new palm devices.
The Kyocera Palm OS phone is BAD at this, as you can't dial numbers out of synced contacts.
Yes you can. I have one. You can do it either from the address book or from the jog rocker thingy on the side. It's how I call people.
This thing likely works in a very similar fashion (I notice they also have the jog thingy on the side). Unfortunately, as so many people have already pointed out, CDMA is the ruling technology in the states, even if they're not yet close to 3G.
I did hear an odd rumor about AT&T wireless perhaps moving from TDMA to GSM, but that's probably not reliable.
The real problem with the kyocera is that it's basically an okay phone attached to an okay PDA. It does neither particularly well, and does integration slightly worse.
That said, I wouldn't give mine up. Half the people I know only call me, and the other half only email me. And most of that time, I'm not at home or work.
I think you've managed to effectively miss my point entirely. Let me attempt to define a few things a little more effectively:
When I say "pay them money", I don't mean directly for the content, though the content, at least in part, will get some of its funding this way.
IE is free. This is not true. I had to purchase an operating system upon which to run IE.
Either way, my point was more central to the fact that this is bigger news than another website restricting access by browser, not because/. has a strong anti-microsoft sentiment, but because microsoft was restricting access to its content by requiring you to run their browser. It's essentially an alternative to a subscription fee for content that people had formerly had access to for free. That makes it newsworthy.
While it may be true that there exists an anti microsoft bias in the prevalent/. reader, I don't think it's the important point of this article.
That there exist other websites that "...are designed to be most useful in IE...", is largely irrelevant; they are other websites, not neccessarily under the control of microsoft.
What people are concerned about (or at least me) is the suspicion that microsoft is bringing about a change that will ultimately close off part (and it will be a large part) of the web to those of us who refuse to conform (by which I mean pay them money).
Why should this case be treated differently because it deals with bits instead of physical objects. It's EXACTLY the same as the Xerox example.
I disagree here, as well, though for a different reason: The case of the Xerox machine, the hammer, and all other tools mentioned here are all things that have an intended use. Straying outside the bounds of intended use may result in straying outside the law. I don't see an intended use that falls within the law for copying e-books.
With e-books, copying the material is both trivial, and EXACT.
And I disagree here. An mp3 encoded at a bitrate of say 56 is far from an exact copy, but if distributed, is still a clear infringement of copyright. The Xerox example of copying an entire book does mirror copying e-books, as it's still word-for-word the intellectual property of the author (or whomever owns the rights). Xerox, though, for reasons stated above, can hardly be held accountable.
The conclusion I've drawn is that it depends largely on the culture of the company you're working for. I've worked at places where I've been given no respect, and at places where I've been given respect after proving myself.
What it boils down to is corporate culture, which tends to be something easily discerned from outward manifestations. You should be able to tell during the interview process whether or not the company is the kind of place that won't hold age against you, or, as the case may be, still being in school.
As for being in school, though, I don't think it's as much of an issue. I've seen 27 year olds working toward an undergraduate degree being given far more respect than younger new graduates.
I was 20 when I got my piece of paper. It's not fun. But when you're that age, you've got certain allowances, one of them being allowed to job hop a little bit before you finally get settled. Take advantage of that and find a good place where you can be happy.
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Too true. The best managers I've had were the ones that did their thing (not that I know what that neccessarily was) to make sure I could spend more time doing development (as in coding), and less time doing all that other stuff (as in meetings that I didn't really need to attend).
None of them had brilliant technical skills, but I still respected them.
Offtopic, but Clair only (in my experience) really understands one word: "retentions"
Here's a link to a brighthand article on the same.
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Interesting:
- According to this article, handspring will not ship the phone with MP3 software (though, no doubt, third party applications do/will exist)
- The API for the D-pad in the Treo600 is not the same as the API for the D-pad in other new palm devices.
http://www.brighthand.com/article/Handspring_Unve
I just solved mine. I'm apparently at least as stupid as you. Probably more so, since I posted a link to an .asp page on /. ...
http://www.wedran.com/cube/index.asp
Yes you can. I have one. You can do it either from the address book or from the jog rocker thingy on the side. It's how I call people.
This thing likely works in a very similar fashion (I notice they also have the jog thingy on the side). Unfortunately, as so many people have already pointed out, CDMA is the ruling technology in the states, even if they're not yet close to 3G.
I did hear an odd rumor about AT&T wireless perhaps moving from TDMA to GSM, but that's probably not reliable.
The real problem with the kyocera is that it's basically an okay phone attached to an okay PDA. It does neither particularly well, and does integration slightly worse.
That said, I wouldn't give mine up. Half the people I know only call me, and the other half only email me. And most of that time, I'm not at home or work.
I think you've managed to effectively miss my point entirely. Let me attempt to define a few things a little more effectively:
When I say "pay them money", I don't mean directly for the content, though the content, at least in part, will get some of its funding this way.
IE is free. This is not true. I had to purchase an operating system upon which to run IE.
Either way, my point was more central to the fact that this is bigger news than another website restricting access by browser, not because /. has a strong anti-microsoft sentiment, but because microsoft was restricting access to its content by requiring you to run their browser. It's essentially an alternative to a subscription fee for content that people had formerly had access to for free. That makes it newsworthy.
That's both true and false.
While it may be true that there exists an anti microsoft bias in the prevalent /. reader, I don't think it's the important point of this article.
That there exist other websites that "...are designed to be most useful in IE...", is largely irrelevant; they are other websites, not neccessarily under the control of microsoft.
What people are concerned about (or at least me) is the suspicion that microsoft is bringing about a change that will ultimately close off part (and it will be a large part) of the web to those of us who refuse to conform (by which I mean pay them money).
I disagree here, as well, though for a different reason: The case of the Xerox machine, the hammer, and all other tools mentioned here are all things that have an intended use. Straying outside the bounds of intended use may result in straying outside the law. I don't see an intended use that falls within the law for copying e-books.
With e-books, copying the material is both trivial, and EXACT.
And I disagree here. An mp3 encoded at a bitrate of say 56 is far from an exact copy, but if distributed, is still a clear infringement of copyright. The Xerox example of copying an entire book does mirror copying e-books, as it's still word-for-word the intellectual property of the author (or whomever owns the rights). Xerox, though, for reasons stated above, can hardly be held accountable.
The answer to all questions is still Cowboy Neal...
The conclusion I've drawn is that it depends largely on the culture of the company you're working for. I've worked at places where I've been given no respect, and at places where I've been given respect after proving myself.
What it boils down to is corporate culture, which tends to be something easily discerned from outward manifestations. You should be able to tell during the interview process whether or not the company is the kind of place that won't hold age against you, or, as the case may be, still being in school.
As for being in school, though, I don't think it's as much of an issue. I've seen 27 year olds working toward an undergraduate degree being given far more respect than younger new graduates.
I was 20 when I got my piece of paper. It's not fun. But when you're that age, you've got certain allowances, one of them being allowed to job hop a little bit before you finally get settled. Take advantage of that and find a good place where you can be happy.